Hook or retaining device for fire buckets or the like



e. F. RUTZLER. HOOK 0R RETAINING DEVICE FOR FIRE BUCKETS OR THE LIKE.

APPHCATION FILED MAY 28, I920- Patented 0m. 10, 19220,

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a Be it known that Grouse ll neat team citizen of :the United 1 State -residing at Uh arllotteri'n the county otl/[ecklenburg and State or net-n1 Carolina; havefinyented new a and useiul;improvements 1n lrlookfor Re;

taining Devices for Fire Buckets lor a the likefofwhich the following [is a specilica a vice torfire? buckets *an tion relates supper-sa at other articles i This inven whereby the fire vbttckets or articles mayffbe j supported int-convenientandbiiposed places removal may-be readily "discovered.

' a are often misused dor iothe'rpurposes with member.

the result that when really needed the orig.-

inal contents have been partially or wholly used or theentire receptacle misplaced.

My invention employs a frangible member for locking the bucket or, other article in v place'sothat no displacement can readily be made without first breaking the frangible .mally deter a person from attempting to re move the article, butif the dislodgement is gible member.

In the accompanymg drawlngs I have accomplished the fact is readily visible because of the removalor fracture of the fran willustrated one practicable embodiment of i i and not as defining the limits of this inven-T the invention, but the construction shown there is to be understood as illustrative only,

Figure ,1 is a perspective view of my improved supporting bracket with the trangible member in locked position.

sectional view through the frangible member and the plunger mechanism.

Numeral 10 designatesthe body portion bodyportion' ispreferably of substantially;

of my improved supportingbracket. This rectangular form having apertures llnear each of the four corners for receiving fastening devices 12, whereby the bracket may besecured to the walh'partition or the like, of a shop, oliice building, or other structure.

The locking member will nor-' hook shaped supporting element 13 is formed integral with andproj ects forwardly from the body portion 10. Anarin l'is'also termed-integral with the'body portion of the bracket and 1 projects forwardly(therefrom,

term f inspaeeckrelation to andins'ubstantially 7 the same vertical plane as the hook shaped supporting element 18: I The; supporting elementQlE -is adaptedto"receive the bail "ot' the bucket orthe supporting means of any other articleon the curvedsurface 15, and

support the same in suspended position. The supporting member is also formed with a tubular portion 16 in whichis inserted the plunger l iu The plunger is formed with a collar or flange 18, and reduced portions 19 and20i Reduced portion 19' normally projects through*anaperture 21 formed in the upper endotthe tubular casing 16; being normally held inthzis position by meansfotthe spring 22whichis enclosed withinthe tubular casing 16, surrounds the reduced port-ion 20 0i the' plunger and abuts at one end against the collar 18 and at thexother end against a screw 23 having threaded engagement with the lower portion of the casmg.

The arm 14 terminates in a cylindrical boss 2% which overlies the tubular portion 16 of the supporting element 13. A pin 25 is pressed through a corresponding aperture formed in the boss 24 and the lower end of the pin projects slightly beyond the lower surface of the boss. The frangible member 27 is preferably in the form of a glass tube and is inserted in position by first engaging thesame over the projecting end 26 of the retaining pin 25, depressing the plunger 17 and moving the tubular member laterally to correct position when the plunger 17 will be pressed upwardly by the spring 22, and lock the frangible member from further lateral movement. It is understood of course that the member 27 is of greater lengththan the distances between the plunger 17 and pin 26, and approximately of a length corresponding tothe distance between the bearing surfaces of the supporting element 13 and the arm 24.

In operation the bracketwis secured to a vertical wall or the like and the fire bucket is placed intoposition by passing/the bail thereof through the hook shaped supporting elementlB so that it rests appropriately upon the curvedsurtace 15. The franglble element is placed into position by depressing the movable plunger 17 as above described. The bucket or other element is locked in position and cannot be removed without first breaking the tubular member since the plunger is rendered inaccessible and cannot be depressed to permit the removal of said member. p

It. is evident that my invention may be used for otherv purposes than those de- -scribed,.such as, a seal for the *doors of freightcars whereby when the frangible element is broken it willbe known that the I car has been tampered with before being received by the consignee. Furthermore, various modifications and changes in detail of construction may occur to those skilled in the art to which my invention appertains,

: but all such modifications and changes are claims.

to be regarded within the spirit of my invention if within the scope of the appended In the claimsz- 1 V 1..In a device of the class described, a bracket comprisinga body portion, a hook shapedyelement projecting from said body portion and adapted to receive the hail of a fire bucket, an arm extending from said body portion in spaced relation to said element, a tubular frangible member located between said element and arm, a pin fixed to and projectingbelow said arm for engaging one end of said tubular member, said i element being formed with a hollow casing 2. A bracket comprising a body portion adapted tobe secured to a suitable support, a hook shaped element and an arm projecting from said body portion in spaced relation, a pin fixed to and extending below said arm, said element having a hollow casing formed with a constricted aperture at one end in axial alignment with said pin, a plunger having a reduced portion adapted to project through said constricted aperture and a collar adapted to abut against the apertured end of the casing, a screw plug for closing the other end of the casing, and a spring bearing one end on said rollar and at the other end on said plug.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

I GEORGE FREDRXCK RUTZLER.

Witnesses:

C. A. DUoKwoRTH, F. J. KENNEDY. 

